Means for the sanitary disposition of fecal and other refuse materials



June 25, 1940. Q HARM 2,205,405

BEANS FOR THE SANITARY DISPOSITION OF FE'CAL AND OTHER REFUS E MATERIALS Filed July 28, 1938 4 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. v BY GEORGE Owens 'HARM 1M4, M y my;

ATTORNEYS.

June 25, 1940. Q M 2,205,405

MEANS FOR THE SANITARY nzsrosmn 0F FECAL AND OTHER REFUSE MATERIALS Filed July 28, 1938 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VENTOR. GEORGE OWENS HARM ATTQRNEYS.

June 25, 1940.

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MEANS FOR THE SANITARY nrsrosmon 0F 111cm. AND 0mm REFUSE MATERIALS Filed July 28, 193a 4 Sheets-Sheet s FIG. 5.

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G. O. HARM MEANS FOR THE SANITARY DISPOSITION OF FECAL AND OTHER REFUSE MATERIALS 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed July 28, 1958 INVENTOR. GEORGE OWENS HARM M, W WM ATTORNEYS Patented June 25, 1940 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MEANS FOR THE SANITARY DISPOSITION OF FEGAL AND OTHER REFUSE MATE- RIALS George Owens Harm, Warren, Ohio Application July 28, 1938, Serial No. 221,780

25 Claims. (Cl. 4-124) This invention relates generally to a means for and flushing mechanism; Fig. 6. is a sectional dethe sanitary handling and disposition of maltail corresponding to the line 66 of Fig. 5, the odorous material capable of initiating and/or conveyor being omitted; Fig.7 a detail in section" spreading infection. taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 6 and showing the "53* The embodiment of my invention as disclosed connections between the rack member of the herein is in the form of a dry toilet, in the operaflushing mechanism and the pinion which opertion of which fecal matter is initially received ate the gripper jaw spindles; Fig. 8 a detail in upon a moisture proof conveyor; the conveyor is perspective of the discharge spout of the flushing then formed into a sealed tube; and this tube and mechanism which also assists ,inshaping the papoint. While no water is employed in the operatail in perspective of the frame which) supports tion of removing the fecal matter from the bowl the flushing mechanism, showing the manner in or trough-like support of the toilet, nevertheless, whichthe reciprocating framework of the latter because of the analogy between the operation of is supported thereby; Fig. a side elevation,

ter and the use of water in the ordinary toilet for in elevation of the front or receiving end of the v effecting the same result, I have designated the receptacle into which the tube and its contents mechanism employed herein for such removal as are delivered; and Fig 12 an end e evation of a it its contents are conveyed to a suitable collection per conveyor passing therethrough; Fig. 9 a de- 10' R3 the apparatus herein in removing such fecal maton a reduced scale, of said frame; Fig. 11 a detail 15' flushing mechanism. modification of the spout and sealing mechanism 30 The forming of the conveyor into a sealed tube Shown in the preceding views.

prevents the escape of offensive odors into the Describing the parts by reference characters;

atmosphere adjacent to and surrounding the and with particular reference to the embodiment toilet and enables the fecal matter to be retained of my invention shown in Figs. 1-11, A represents 7 in such isolated condition until finally disposed the front wall of a cabinet in which the operative of and rendered non-infectious, as by drying parts of my toilet are located, the said cabinet 25 and/or burning, or by subjecting the same to also including a removable end wall A, a rear treatment by suitable chemical reagents. Wall A a bottom W A a d a C ver A. [From The toilet herein comprises generally three the end of the cabinet opposite the wall A, there parts, The first part consists of a, bowl in passis an extension comprising a front wall 13, an end 36 ing above the bottom of which a conveyor of wall B, arear wall B and a cover B The botmoisture-proof paper or similar moisture-repeltom of the extension is preferably open except for lant material is formed into an open-top pocket angle rails B on which the bottom of the recepfor the reception of feces and is intermittently llacle C rests, Said Tails being Supported by flanges advanced by the operation of the second part, B at the bottom of the front and rear walls and which comprises what I have termed a combined the said receptacle being vertically removable flushing and tube-forming mechanism. The from the cabinet extension. The receptacle C is third part comprises a receptacle into which suc- Provided W a C v C a d With a slot (3 in the cessive tubular portions or compartments of the front end wall C which is located in proximity to conveyor and their contents are delivered and the rear end of the cabinet AA This 5101; is at; from which they may be removed when necesformed between rearwardly convergent flanges C sary or desirable. to eachof which is secured a yieldable gate C In the drawings forming a part hereof, wherein p e e y of bber, which gates will engage the preferred embodiments of my invention are pp s Sides of the 8110111? d 0f t e tubular illustrated, Fig. 1 represents a perspective view Y irrespective Of Variations that y of the cabinet in which the operative parts of the our in the distension of the latter. toilet are located, the covers for the cabinet being In an Op A5i11 t e front Well A Of the closed; Fig. 2 a similar view, with the cover eleet there is DiVOtelly mounted a holder in Which vated; Fig. 3 a central longitudinal section, on an a roll of toilet P p y be pp t s enlarged scale, taken through the apparatus holder comprising angularly disposed plates D shown in Figs. 1 and; 2; Fig. 4 a diagrammatic and D arranged at right angles to each other, 50 view in perspective showing the form which is and hinged adjacent to their junction to the front given to the conveyor sheet as it is drawn from its wall A, as shown at D with side straps D conroller across the bowl and is carried through the necting the said plates and constituting a supfiushing and tube-forming mechanism; Fig. 5 is a port for the core of a roll- E of toilet paper. The plan view of the bowl and combined tube-forming plates D and D are so constructed and arranged 5h that either the one or the other will close the opening A whether the holder is in open or closed position.

F denotes a cover, additional to the cabinet cover A which overlies the flushing mechanism and which also overlies the marginal portion of the bowl. The cover Fis shown as supported by upper corner brackets G carried by the main section of the cabinet. Adjacent to one end, it is provided with an opening F, preferably of generally triangular outline, which is adapted to register with the opening in the seat thereabove, the said opening F being surrounded by a downwardly projecting flange, the front. wall F of which is shown as substantially parallel with the front wall A of the cabinet and the walls F of which converge rearwardly.

The bowl shown herein comprises a downwardly and rearwardly inclined bottom l0, generally triangular in form, with its widened end at the front, and rearwardly convergent side walls ll extending upwardly from each side of the bottom, the bowl being supported at its front end from hangers l2 having their upper ends flanged and secured to and beneath the overhanging flanges of the side walls A and A The rear ends of the side walls of the bowl are preferably secured to the cross member C", as by ears Ila.

I3 denotes a rollof moisture-proof paper, the core l4 of said roll being supported in slots I2a in the hangers I2. This paper constitutes a conveyor for fecal matter deposited thereon above the bottom of the bowl. l5 denotes a roller located above and in front of the front end of the bowl over which the paper conveyor passes.

The flushing and tube-forming mechanism I comprises a plurality of reciprocable parts which are carried by a frame supported in the rear portion of the cabinet section AA The frame which supports said mechanism comprises a front transverse angle member l6 which is fastened to the cross member C", as by screws H, a rear transverse angle member l8 which is supported by ears C extending from the transverse member C at the rear of the maincabinet section. The transverse members l6vand [8 are also connected by marginal side members l9 and 20. Ears l6 and Ill dependingfrom the ends of the downwardly extending flanges of the angle. members l6 and I 8 are provided withopenings for the reception of guide rods 2| and 22 which are arranged equidistantly from, and parallel with the longitudinal center of the frame. The marginal side member I9 is also provided with hangers 23 which support a ratchet bar 24 having wide and deep notches 25 at opposite endsthereof and narrower intermediate notches 26. The frame thusdescribed supports the movable parts of the flushing and tube-forming mechanism to which reference has been made hereinbefore.

Projecting from the rear member iii of the frameworkare bracket membersZl, 2! and 28. slidably mounted in the bracket members, 21 is a plunger 29 having at one end a cross pin 30, the opposite end of said plunger cooperating with a pad 3| carried by the bracket member 28, for

a purpose to be described hereinafter.

M denotes a spring surrounding the plunger 29 and hearing at one end against the bracket member 2'! and at its opposite end against a pin 33 carried by the plunger, whereby the spring tends to move the end of the plunger mounted in the bracket 2! into engagement with the pad 3|. The end of the plunger 29 which projects through the bracket member 21 rides within a slotv 35.

provided in a cam block 34, the cross pin being adapted to ride along the cam surfaces 34 of said block. This cam block is mounted on the rear end of the rod 36, the opposite end of the rod being slidably mounted in a part of the frame structure of the flushing and tube-forming mechanism, which will now be described.

Flushing and tube-forming mechanism The flushing and tube-forming mechanism comprises generally a supporting framework slidably mounted on the rods 2! and 22; a pair of vertical spindles supported by said framework; sealing rollers mounted on the upper portions of said spindles; tube-gripping members mounted on the lower portions of said spindles; pinions on the upper ends of said spindles; a double rack carried by the first mentioned frame on the centerline thereof and engaging said pinions and operating to rotate the latter as the flushing and tube-forming mechanism is moved to and fro along said frame; a one-way driving connection between each pinion and its spindle; a discharge spout carried by and extending rearwardly from the framework of said mechanism; guide members secured to the front end of the framework for the purpose of assisting in shaping the paper conveyor into tubular form; and means for reciprocating the said mechanism.

The framework for the flushing and tubeformingmechani'sm is indicated generally at H, and is preferably a casting having a bottom 31, approximately rectangular in outline, vertical front corner posts 38, vertical rear corner posts 39, and upper side members 40 connecting the op posed front and rear corner posts. The front corner posts are provided each with a forwardly extending projection 38 the inner faces 33' of the said projections being rearwardly convergent, for a purpose to be described. To the rear corner posts, there is bolted 'or otherwise suitably secured, a spout 4| which is preferably elliptical in section, said spout being provided with a longitudinal slot 42 in the top thereof located in a vertical plane extending through the longitudinal center of the frame l6i8 and through the longitudinal center of the framework H. The spout is also provided at its front end with lugs 43 by which it may be bolted to the rear corner posts. The inner edges of the rear corner posts are preferably rounded to enable each to form in effect a continuation of the front of the adjacent rounded inner wall of the spout. Theside members 40 of the framework H are provided with projecting ears 40* having apertures therethrough whereby the framework is slidably mounted upon the rods 2| and 22. The front end of the rod 36 is slidably mounted in a flange 44 carried by one of the rear corner posts 39.

45 denotes a pair of vertical spindles arranged equidistantly from the center line of the framework H and each having its lower end rotatably supported in a ball bearing 46 carried by the bottom member 3! of the said framework and its upper end rotatably mounted in a ball bearing 41 carried by a cover plate 48 which is secured to the tops of the corner posts, as by screws 49. Each of these spindles is shown as provided with an upper disk 58 and a lower disk 5 I, rigid therewith, the said disks being located below the tops of the spindles and the disks on each spindle being provided withtwo sets of vertically aligned openings, one set 52 being located closely adjacent to the spindle and the other set 53 being located adjacent to the peripheral portions of said'disks. In the former pairs of aligned openings there are mounted pins 54 each surrounded by a spring 55 which normally project the upper ends of the pins above the tops of the disks 50. The pins 55 are mounted in the other pairs of vertically aligned openings 53, each being surrounded by a spring 51 which normally projects the upper ends of the pins above the tops of the disks 50.

58 denotes arms mounted respectively in slots 59 formed in the upper ends of the side members 40 of the framework H. Each of these arms is provided with a cam 58 on the under surface thereof, and the inner ends of these arms are so located as to enable the cams to ride over and depress the pins 56 when the spindles are operated in the manner to be described hereinafter. Mounted on each spindle 45, between the upper disk 5|] and the ball bearing 41 thereon, is the hub 6| of a pinion 60, each of said hubs being loosely mounted on their respective spindles. Each pinion is provided on its under surface with a cam 62 which is adapted to ride over the top of the pin 54 therebeneath when the said pinion is rotated in one direction by its engagement with the teeth on one side of a double rack 63 which is supported above the center line of the framework H by the front and rear members l6 and l 8 of the frame on which the flushing mechanism is mounted.

The spindles 45 each support a tube-gripping member, the said members being adapted to engage the opposite sides of the front end of the tube formed within the spout 4| and to substantially close the front end of the tube and to carry the tube and the contents thereof into the receptacle C by the delivery movement of the flushing mechanism, which movement also serves to draw another increment of the conveyor paper from the roll I3 across the bowl to replace that removed by said delivering movement. Each of the gripping members is preferably in the form of a vertical metallic blade 64 having the central portion thereof recessed to provide a seat for a pad 55, adapted to frictionally engage one side of the paper tube. The material which I have found suitable for such pads is sponge rubber. The gripping members are slidably mounted in their respective spindles by pins 66, springs 13! surrounding the said pins and, when the gripping members are in operative relation to the paper tube, yieldingly pressing the said gripping members toward each other and in engagement with the said tube. It will be noted that the bottoms of the gripping members are spaced a short distance above the bottom 31 of the framework H. The purpose of this spacing will be explained hereinafter in connection with a description of the complete operation of the apparatus.

When the parts of the flushing mechanism are in the operative positions shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the paper of which the conveyor is formed will extend upwardly between the gripping members and between rollers having their upper ends surrounding the disks 50 and their lower ends supported by annular flanges 5| on the bottoms of the disks 5|. Each of these rollers comprises a cylindrical base 68', preferably of metal, said base supporting a cylindrical covering 69 of yieldable friction material, preferably sponge rubber.

Pivoted to the outer side of one of the side members .40 of the framework H is a pawl 10, the said pawl beingprovided with a weight-arm H which tends to swing the nose of the pawl downwardly.

Pivotally mounted on the front posts 38 of the said framework and constituting in effect rearwardly convergent extensions of the rearwardly convergent front surfaces 38 of said posts, are inverted U-shaped guides J, preferably of sheet metal, which receive the upper edges of the opposite sides of the paper conveyor extending rearwardly across the bowl and cooperate in ensuring the delivery of. the conveyor to the flushing and tube forming mechanism in a shape which will enable the latter readily to complete the formation of theconveyor into a tube.

12 denotes a seat which is pivoted to be swung backwardly against the cover A, when the latter is in the position shown in Fig. 2, and to be swung downwardly inoperative relation to the flanged opening provided in the front end of the cover F. 13 denotes a stud secured to the cover plate 48 and extending through a longitudinallyextending slot .14 provided in the cover F, said stud having an operating handle 15 on its upper end.

With the parts constructed and arranged as described, the operation will be as follows: When it is desired to flush the bowl, the operator grasps the handle 15 preliminarily to moving the flushing and tube-forming mechanism rearward 1y. At this time, the gripping members 65, 65 are in engagement with opposite sides of the conveyor paper l3 and hold them in engagement with each other. As the handle is moved rearwardly the gripping members not only hold the opposite sides of the conveyor paper together but pull the conveyor paper from the roll l3 and across the bowl. During this movement, the pinions 50 are revolved by engagement with the teeth on the rack 63 but turn idly on the tops of their respective spindles, it being noted that the number and spacing of the teeth on the pinions and rack are such that the pinions are each given a complete revolution by a full stroke of the framework H and spout 4|. The cams 62, during the revolutions of the pinions imparted thereto by this rearward or delivery stroke, travel away from the pins 54 and, at the end of the stroke, will have made a complete revolution, and the pins will have ridden under the cams 62 and have assumed the positions shown in Fig. '7. As the cams ride over the pins 54, any tendency to rotate the spindles, due to the frictional drag between the cams and the tops of the pins 54 and the pull of the paper, will be prevented by the engagement of the shoulders of the cam bars 58 with the pins 56. As the spindles are not rotated during this movement, the rolls 68, 69 do not rotate, but travel, without turning,'at the same rate of speed as the upper edges of the paper conveyor tube therebetween. This operation causes the spout to enter the receptacle C. Also, at the end of this stroke, the base 34 of the cam block 34 is engaged by the flange 44 on the adjacent rear post 39 of the framework H, thereby moving the cam block rearwardly, whereupon the cross pin 30 slides down the cam surfaces 34 and the spring 32 projects the plunger 29 toward the pad 3|, the plunger and pad serving to grip the top edges of the conveyor tube therebetween and in line with the slot in the top of the spout 4|, thereby to retain the tube against longitudinal movement during the return stroke of the flushing mechanism.

During the return stroke of the flushing mech- 75 anism, the upper edge of they conveyor'tube is held between the plunger and the pad, retaining in the receptacle C the portion of the conveyor tube and the contents thereof that were formerly in said spout. During this same stroke, the pinions 60 are each rotated by the rack 63 in the reverse direction from that which was imparted thereto by the delivery or. flushing stroke. At the start of this return stroke, the backs of the cams 62 engage the pins 54 and ro-. tate the spindles, which results in rotating the rollers 68, B9 in sealing engagement with the upper edges of the tube in front of the spout 4| and in sealing such edges, it being noted that the conveyor paper- I3 is not only moisture-proof but is preferably coated with latex, or similar adhesive material, along its upper edges, which material will enable these edges to adhere to each other under pressure but will not adhere to surfaces which are not similarly coated. In fact, I have found it practicable to employ a coating of latex for the entire refuse-receiving surface of the conveyor paper which is Wound upon the roll, the latex serving notonly to make the paper moisture-proof, but also enabling the upper edges to be sealed togetherinto tubular form by the action of the rollers 68, 69 and the conveyor tube to be formed into compartments by the engagement of the gripping members with opposite sides thereof. The rollers E8, 59, being of greater diameter than the diameter of the respective pinions thereabove, would exert a pull upon the paper during the return stroke of the flushing mechanism. This is avoided by mounting the rollers in the manner shown herein, whereby they are capable of slipping upon their respective disks 5B and EN. The rotation imparted to the spindles by the return stroke of the flushing and tube-forming mechanism also moves the gripping members 65, 85 away from the conveyor tube. At the end of the return stroke, the cams 62 are still'back of their pins 54, in position to be moved away from them at the next flushing operation, and the gripping members have been brought around to the positions shown in Fig. 6; the pins 56 also will have passed under the cams 58 and will have assumed the positions shown in Fig. 7. As the flushing and tube forming mechanism'nears the end of its return stroke, the flange 44 engages the head ofthe rod 36, moving the cam block 34 forwardly until, at the end of said stroke, the parts will be in the position shown in Fig. 9, with the end of the plunger 29 and the pad 3| out of gripping engagement with the top edges of the conveyor tube.

Due to the pawland-ratchet shown and described herein, the operator is compelled, once he starts to move the flushing mechanism in either direction, to complete the full stroke thereof. This is due to the engagement of the nose of the pawl with the intermediate recesses 26 during such strokes, the pawl being incapable of reversal until the flushing mechanism shall have made a complete stroke in either direction, at the ends of which strokes the pawl will be in one or the other of the wide and deep slots 25 in the ends of the ratchet bar 24, which will enable the pawl to be reversed and permit the flushing mechanism to be moved in the opposite direction.

Reference has been made heretofore to the fact that the bottoms of the gripping members 65, 65 are spaced above the bottom of the plate 31 of the frame H. This is for the purpose of allowing a channel for urine or other liquid to be formed in the bottom of the portion of the tubular pocket within the spout.

With the parts made in substantial accordance with the relative dimensions shown herein, two reciprocations of the flushing mechanism will be required to effect the complete removal and renewal of the pocket receiving portion of the conveyor.

With an apparatus constructed and operated in the manner shown and described herein, and with the use of a suitable adhesive for the waterproofing material applied to the conveyor paper, each operation of the flushing mechanism will result in forming into a tubular pocket a portion of the conveyor paper which has previously extended across and been supported by the bottom of the bowl, or trough-like support, together with the material deposited thereon; in sealing the top of such tubular pocket; and in substantially closing off the front or receiving end of said tubular pocket from the bowl and the seat. Where the upper surface of the paper is completely coated with such adhesive material, successive operations will deliver into the receptacle C a continuous its contents may be removed and the contents disposed of in any sanitary manner.

In Fig. 12, there is shown a construction of spout which serves to effect a temporary seal between the top edges of the conveyor paper, without the necessity for applying adhesive to the upper edges nor, in fact, without the necessity for using for the conveyor any paper other than moisture-proof paper of sufficient strength for the purposes desired. In this View, [6 denotes a spout which is of the same general form as the spout 4i and which is provided at its front with lugs Tl by which it may be bolted to the rear posts of the framework H in the same manner as is the case with the spout 4|. A centrally arranged slot through which the upper edges of the conveyor paper I3 extends is provided by a longitudinal channel 18 formed within a rib 19 on the top of one of the sides of the spout and the adjacent inwardly projected edge of the top of the other side. The parts 18, i9 and 8t serve to form a U-shaped bend in, and a temporary seal or closure for, the tubular conveyor paper. In view of the fact that the tubular seal is effected by the spout itself, the sealing rollers may be dispensed with.

From the foregoing description and illustration, it will be evident that I have produced a portable drytoilet which is capable of handling and disposing of feces conveniently and in a completely sanitary manner and which is capable of use wherever lack of sewage facilities may occur.

While I have necessarily described my invention in detail in connection with the specific embodiment illustrated in the drawings hereof, I do not thereby intend to limit its use to the details of construction shown and described herein except as such details may be embodied in the claims hereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means for supporting and positioning successive portions of an elongated strip of conveying and wrapping material in a form to constitute successive refuse-receiving pockets, said means being located externally of the said pockets, means for moving successive portions of the said material through the pocket-forming means, means located beyond the pocket-forming means for shaping the material into a continuous tubular package as it is so moved, and means for uniting the edges of said package.

2. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means for supporting and positioning successive portions of an elongated strip of substantially moisture-proof conveying and wrapping material in a form to constitute successive refuse-receiving pockets, said means being located externally of said pockets, means for moving the said material intermittently through the pocket-forming means, and means located beyond the pocket-forming means for shaping the material into a continuous tubular package from and for uniting the edges of the material after it has been so shaped.

3. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means for sup-porting successive portions of a continuous conveyor of wrapping material in an extended position for the reception of refuse thereon, said means being located externally of the portions thus supported, means for moving said conveyor thereby to advance said receiving portions, means including a reciprocable spout for forming the portions thus advanced into a continuous tube, and a receptacle into which the tube is delivered by said spout, said receptacle having a wall provided with a slot, and yieldable gates on opposite sides of said slot through which the tube is delivered by said spout.

4. A dry toilet for the sanitary handling and disposition of fecal matter comprising, in combination, a closet seat having an opening, means for rotatab-ly supporting a roll of substantially moisture-proof conveying material, means for shaping successive portions of the said conveying material into the form of open-top pockets located below the opening of said seat and having upturned rearwardly convergent sides, means for engaging the sides of successive pockets thereby to pull successive portions of the said moistureproof material from the said roll and beneath the opening in said seat through the pocketforming means, and means for sealing the upper edges of the material delivered from said pocketforming means.

5. A dry toilet for the sanitary handling and disposition of fecal matter comprising, in combination, a closet seat having an opening, a troughlike support having a bottom, of means for supporting a roll of moisture-proof conveying and wrapping material adjacent to the front end of said trough-like support, means for shaping successive portions of the moisture-proof material above the said support into the form of pockets each having upturned rearwardly convergent sides, means located rearwardly of the trough and of the pocket-forming means for engaging the sides of successive pockets thereby to pull successive portions of the said moisture-proof,

material from the said roll across and above the bottom of the trough and through the pocketforming means, and means for sealing the upper edges of the material delivered from the said pocket-forming means.

6. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means for supporting a roll of substantially moisture-proof conveying material,

means for shaping successive portions of the said material into the form of refuse-receiving pockets each having upturned rearwardly convergent sides, means for engaging the sides of the rear portions of successive pockets thereby to pull successive portions of the said conveying material from the said roll and through the pocket-forming means, means for forming into a continuous tube the material delivered from the pocketforming means, and means for closing the edges of the material which has been formed into said continuous tube.

'7. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in

combination, a trough like support having a bo tom, of means for supporting a roll of paper material adjacent to the front of the bottom of said support, a cover for said support having an opening defined by downwardly directed and rear- Wardlyconvergent side flanges extendingwithin said support, a reciprocable flushing device located rearwardly of the said support and having rearwardly convergent guiding means engaging the upper edges of the rear portion of the said paper material which extends across the bottom of the said support, thereby to form the portion of the material above the sup-port into an opentop pocket the rear portions of the sides whereof are located outside the said flanges, means carried by the said flushing device for shaping the portion of the material delivered thereto into a continuous tube and for pulling the said material from the roll and across and above the bottom of the said support by the movement of the said device away from the said support and means also carried by said flushing device for sealing the upper edges of the said tube.

8. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means for supporting a conveyor of substantially moisture-proof material, a reciprocable flushing and tube-formingdevice at the rear of the means for supporting said conveyor and having rearwardly convergent guiding means engaging the upper edges of the sides of the portion of the said material in front of said device thereby to assist in forming said portion into an open-top pocket, the said device including a spout having a slot extending the length thereof and receiving the material delivered to the said device through the said guiding means with the top edges of the material projecting above said slot, means carried by the said device for engaging the material; delivered thereto, thereby to enable the material to be moved rearwardly by the rearward movement of the said device, means for engaging the material projecting through the rear end of the spout at substantially the end of the rearward movement of the said device, and. means operative by the movement of the said device in the opposite direction for sealing the upper edges of the material.

9. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means for supporting successive portions of a refuse-removing conveyor in a form to constitute successive opentop refuse-receiving pockets, a reciprocable flushing device, a tube-forming member carried by said device and projecting rearwardly therefrom, gripping members carriedby said device in front of said tubeforming member for engaging and pressing together opposite sides of the rear portions of the successive pockets formed in front: of said device,

means operative at substantially the end of each rearward or flushing movement of said device for releasing the gripping members from engagement with the sides of the rear portion of the pocket in front of said device and for holding the conveyor against longitudinal movement, and

means operative at substantially the end of each forward or return movement of the said device for again bringing the gripping members into engagement with the sides of the rear portion of the pocket then adjacent to the said device and for releasing the said holding means.

10. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, a trough like support having a bottom, of means for supporting a roll of refuse removing material adjacent to the front of the said bottom, a cover for said support having an opening defined by downwardly directed and rearwardly convergent side flanges above the bottom of said support, a reciprocable flushing and tubeforming device located rearwardly of the said support and having guiding means engaging the upper edges of the sides of the rear portion of the said material which extends across the bottom of the said support, thereby to form the portion of the material above the support into an open-top pocket the rear portions of the sides whereof are located outside the said flanges, the said device including a spout having a slot extending the length thereof and receiving the material delivered to the said device from the support with the top edges of the material projecting above said slot, means carried by the front portion of the said device for engaging the material delivered thereto, thereby to enable the material to be drawn from the roll and across the bottom of the support by the movement of the said device away from the support,

' means for engaging the material adjacent to the rear of the spoutat substantially the end of the delivery or flushing movement of the said device; and means operative by the movement of the said device in the opposite direction for sealing the upper edges of the material.

11. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means for supporting a substan= tially moisture-proof refuse-removing conveyor, a reciprocable flushing and tube-forming device at the rear of the conveyor supporting means, means in front of said device for forming the portion of the conveyor in front of said device into an open top pocket, said device including a tube-forming spout projecting rearwardly therefrom and having a slot in the top of and extending the length thereof, said spout receiving the portion of the conveyor delivered to the said device through the said forming means, with the top edges of the said conveyor portion projecting into said slot, gripping members carried by the said device in front of the said spout for engaging opposite sides of the front of the conveyor portion delivered to said spout, means operative at the end of the rearward movement of the said device for releasing the gripping members from engagement with the front of said conveyor portion, means operative at the end of the forward movement of the said device for bringing the gripping members again into engagement with the opposite sides of the said conveyor, and means operative by the forward movement of the said device for uniting the top edges of the portion of the conveyor which is within said slot.

12. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means for supporting a moistureproof conveyor, a reciprocable flushing and tubeforming device of the conveyor supporting means, means in front of said device for forming the portion of the conveyor in front of said device into an open-top pocket, said device including a rearwardly projecting spout having a slot in the top of and extending the length thereof, said spout receiving the portion of the conveyor delivered to the said device throughthe said forming means with the top edges of the said conveyor portion projecting above said slot, gripping members carried by the said device in front of F the said spout for engaging opposite sides of the front of the conveyor portion delivered to said spout, means operative at the end of the rearward or flushing movement of said device for engaging the portions of the conveyor adjacent to the rear end of the spout and for releasing the gripping members from engagement with the front of said conveyor portion, means operative by the forward or return movement of the said device for sealing the upper edges of the conveyor, and means operative at the end of the return movement of the said device for bringing the gripping members again into engagement with the opposite sides of the said conveyor and for releasing the means brought into engagement with the conveyor portion adjacent to the rear end of the spout at the end of the flushing movement of said device.

13. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in

combination, means for supporting a conveyor, a reciprocable flushing and tube-forming device at the rear of the conveyor supporting means, rear- Wardly convergent guiding means engaging the sides of a portion ofthe said conveyor in front of said device thereby to form said portion into an open-top pocket, the said device including a r-earwardly projecting spout having a slot in the top of and extending the length thereof, said spout receiving the portion of the conveyor I delivered to the said device through the said guiding means with the top edges of the said conveyor portion projecting above said slot, a frame reciprocably supporting the said flushing and forming device, gripping members carried by the said device in front of the said spout for engaging opposite sides of the front of the conveyor portion delivered to said spout, means carried by said frame for engaging the said conveyor portion at the end of the flushing movement of the said device, means carried by said device and operative at substantially the end of the rearward or flushing movement thereof for disengaging the gripping members from the front of said conveyor portion, sealing members carried by said device and operative to move along and press together the upper edges of the conveyor during the forward or return movement of the said device, thereby to seal the said edges, and means operative at substantially the end of the return stroke of the said device for moving the said gripping members into engagement with opposite sides of said conveyor and for releasing the engaging means carried by the frame.

14. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means for supporting a conveyor of moisture resistant material, a reciprocable flushing and tube-forming device located at the rear of the conveyor supporting means and having rearwardly converging guiding means engaging the upper edges of the sides of a portion of the said conveyor in front of said device thereby to form said portion into an open-top refuse receiving pocket, the said device including a rearwardly projecting spout having a slot in the top of and extending the length thereof and reCeiVing the portion of the conveyor delivered to the spout through the said guiding means, with the top edges of the said conveyor portion projecting above said slot, a frame reciprocably supporting the said flushing and tube-forming device, gripping members carried by the said device in front of the said spout for engaging opposite sides of the front of the conveyor portion delivered to said spout, means carried by said frame for engaging the rear of said conveyor portion at the end of the rearward movement of the said device, means carried by said device and operative at substantially the end of the rearward movement thereof for disengaging the gripping members from the front of said conveyor portion, sealing rollers carried by said device and operative to roll along and press together the upper edges of the conveyor during the forward movement of the said device, thereby to seal the said edges, and means operative at substantially the end of the forward stroke of the said device for moving the said gripping members into engagement with opposite sides of said conveyor and for releasing the engaging means carried by the frame. V

15. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means for supporting successive portions of a moisture resistant refuse removing conveyor in an extended position for the reception of refuse thereon, a reciprocable combined flushing and tube-forming device through which successive receiving portions of the said conveyor are moved and shaped into tubular form, the said device comprising a spout having an open slot extending longitudinally through the top thereof, Vertically arranged spindles supported by said device on opposite sides of the front or receiving end of said spout, a vertically extending gripping member carried by each spindle, a pinion mounted loosely on the upper end of each spindle and above the top of said spout, a frame along which the said flushing and tube-forming device is reciprocable, a double rack supported by said frame and engaging the said pinions, sealing rollers also loosely supported by the upper portions of said spindles below the pinions thereof and above the gripping members, clutch mechanism interposed between each of said pinions and the spindle Whereon it is mounted, said mechanism permitting the pinions to turn idly on their respective spindles during the rearward or flushing movement of the said device, means for holding the gripping members in engagement with opposite sides of the material during the flushing movement of the said device, means carried by the frame for engaging the conveyor portion projecting rearwardly of the spout at the end of the flushing movement of the said device, said clutch mechanism being operative at substantially the end of the rearward movement of said device to efiect a driving connection between each of the pinions and its spindle thereby to move the gripping members out of engagement with the opposite sides of the conveyor tube and to enable the rollers to move along and to press together the upper edges of the said tube during the return movement of the said .ment of said flushing mechanism for forming device, and means operative near theend of the said return movement for releasing the engaging means carried by the frame.

16. The combination recited in claim 15, wherein the gripping members are yieldably sup- ,5 ported by their respective spindles.

1'7. Mechanism for the sanitary handling an disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means of positioning successive portions of a refuse wrapper and conveyor com- 10 I prising a strip of moisture resistant wrapping and conveying material, thereby to shape the same into the form of successive open-top refusereceiving pockets, means operative along the top edges ofthe pockets for closing the same, and,- 15 means for moving the said conveyor through-the pocket forming means and then through the closing means thereby to form the refuse-receiving portions of the conveyor into a continuous tube. 20

18. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of malodorous refuse comprising, in combination, means for positioning a conveyor and wrapper comprising a strip of moisture resistant wrapping and conveying material, thereby, 25 to shape the same into successive refuse re ceiving pockets, closing means for successive pockets formed in said conveyor and adapted to conveying material being entirely coated with adhesive material capable of causing opposite sides of a tubular pocket formed of such material to adhere under pressure applied to said sides, said adhesive coating being incapable of adhering to surfaces not similarly coated.

20. Mechanism for. the sanitary handling and disposition of fecal matter comprising, in combination, a main cabinet having a hinged closure lid, an auxiliary cabinet attached tothe main cabinet and also having a closure lid, a toilet seat hinged to the main cabinet beneath said first mentioned lid, means for supporting asupply of moisture resistant material within the cabinet and below the opening of said seat, a flushing device housed within the main cabinet at one side and below said seat and means for reciprocating said mechanism, a trough-like support beneath said seat across which said moisture resistant material is caused to intermittently travel when acted upon by said flushing device, a refuse receiving receptacle enclosed by said auxiliary cabinet, means operated by the move- "neath said opening and forrningthexportion of the said 'material below said opening into :an

open-top pocket, means including the sheetdrawing means for forming the z portions of the sheet at'the rear of or beyond the seat opening into a continuous tubular form, and means for uniting the upper edges of the portions of the sheet made into such tubular form.

23. Mechanism for the sanitaryhandling and disposition of refuse'material comprisingin com- "bination, means for supporting and positioning successive portions of an elongated strip of conveying and wrapping 'materialin a form'to constitute successive refuse receiving pockets, a re'ciprocable tube-forming device at the rear of the pocket-forming means, said tube-forming device! including a reciprocable spout, gripping means at the front of said spout and movable therewith and adapted-to engage opposite sides of the rear ends of the pockets successively and to hold such sides in engagement during the delivery movement of said spout, means for simultaneously reciprocating said spout and said gripping means, and means operative :by the Jopposite movement of said spout for disengaging said gripping means from the opposite sides of the'rear ends of said pockets.

24. Mechanism for the sanitary handling and disposition of =ma1odorous refuse comprising, in

combination, a support, means for moving successive portions of a moisture-proof conveyor above and across said support, means for forming successive portions of the said conveyor which are above the said support into open-top refuse receiving pockets, means for moving said conveyor intermittently across and beyond the said support, and means for forming into a continuous tube the successive pockets formed in the portions of the conveyor which have been moved across and beyond said support.

25. A dry-toilet comprising in combination a seat having an opening, means for supporting conveying material below said opening, means for'shaping successive portions of the said material below the said opening into open top pockets each having rearwardly convergent sides, means for engaging the sides of the rear portions of successive pockets, thereby to pull 5110- cessive portions of the said conveying material through the pocket forming means and beneathand across the seat opening, and means located at the rear of the pocket forming means for holding in tubular shape the material delivered from the pocket forming means.

GEORGE OWENS HARM. 

